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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 1997?

Quick Answer

On December 18, 1997, the Sun was in Sagittarius (26°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (80% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Mars moved from Capricorn into Aquarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 18, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°09' Leo at midnight UTC to 25°27' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°36'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1997	Dec 21, 1997 into Capricorn
Moon	19°20'50" Leo	Direct	Dec 16, 1997	Dec 19, 1997 into Virgo
Mercury	23°47'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 13, 1997	Jan 12, 1998 into Capricorn
Venus	2°34'58" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1997	Jan 9, 1998 into Capricorn
Mars	0°10'32" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1997	Jan 25, 1998 into Pisces
Jupiter	19°33'59" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	13°32'16" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	6°25'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	28°28'23" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°16'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	14°26'32" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on December 18, 1997

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 18, 06:36 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on December 18, 1997?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Mars and Neptune sat 2 degrees apart in Aquarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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